Langley, B.C. (165 drivers, owner-operators) and the Transport, Marine, Warehousing and Allied Workers Union (CLAC), Local 66
Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2016, to April 30, 2018. Signed on Aug. 10, 2017.
Shift premium: $125 per day for company drivers assigned to train new drivers, $250 per day for owner-operators. $1.50 per hour for charge hands. $56.92 per hour maximum for Alberta owner-operators.
Paid holidays: 11 days (previously 10 days).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years.
Overtime: Will be paid after 60 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays $250 per month (previously $217 per month) per employee for health and welfare plan, administered by union health and welfare trust fund. Employer pays 100% of premiums for B.C. Medical Plan.
Dental: 100% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year for basic. 50% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year for comprehensive. 50% reimbursement, maximum $3,000 per person per lifetime for orthodontic.
Vision: $300 every 2 years, every year for dependants younger than 21.
Weekly indemnity: 60% of earnings, maximum $600 per week, payable after first day of accident or hospitalization, 14th day of sickness, maximum of 119 days.
LTD: 60% of earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: Coverage of $100,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $100,000.
Pension: Employer will match employee monthly contribution to union RRSP: $125 after 1 year of service; $175 after 6 years of service; $225 after 11 years of service.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, sister, brother, spouse, child, parent-in-law, stepparent, stepparent-in-law, stepchild). Additional 2 days for travel more than 800 kilometres away.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 months with less than 1 year of service, 12 months after 1 year of service.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year) for black CSA-approved safety boots, $100 for other than black.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer uniforms, safety clothing and safety equipment related to employer’s equipment will be provided by employer. Clothing and equipment will be maintained by owner-operator.
Mileage: $0.417 per litre in Alberta, B.C. $0.45 per kilometre for personal vehicle compensation.
Sample rates of daily pay (current):
Company drivers in training: $125 per day
Vancouver Island drivers’ wage rates
Duke Point/Port Alberni
Non-charge hand: $133.61
Charge hand: $142.07
Duke Point-Powell River
Non-charge hand: $336.07
Charge hand: $357.35
Crofton/Port Alberni
Non-charge hand: $167.23
Charge hand: $177.68
Elk Falls/Port Alberni
CN Cargoflow/Port Alberni (latex)
Non-charge hand: $360.07
Charge hand: $382.57
CN Cargoflow/Port Alberni (titanium)
Non-charge hand: $367.99
Nanaimo-Port Alberni: $295.08
Trainee: $125
Trainer: $125
Northern British Columbia drivers
Chetwynd/Prince George: $240
Dawson Creek/Hasler Flats: $105
Dawson Creek/Prince George: $270
LaGlace/Chetwynd: $180
LaGlace/Dawson Creek: $105
LaGlace/Hasler Flats: $240
LaGlace/Prince George: $475
Taylor/Hasler Flats: $202.50
Taylor/Prince George: $400
Steep Rock/Kaybob 01-12: $377.91
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
5 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
6 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
7 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
8 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
Alberta owner-operators: $69.25
B.C. chemical drivers
5 axle hrly: $24
5 axle hrly team: $24
6 axle hrly: $24
HI: $24
Quad/7 axle hrly: $24.15
Quad/7 axle hrly team: $24.15
Train 8 axle hrly: $24.41
Train 8 axle hrly team: $24.41
Editor’s notes: Overnight stays: Employer will cover all reasonable meal and accommodation expenses. Reasonable meal expenses will consist of maximum $17 per meal. Safety incentive: $750 per quarter (previously $500 per quarter). When safety bonus has been received for all 4 quarters per year, employer will pay additional bonus of $500.
Shift premium: $125 per day for company drivers assigned to train new drivers, $250 per day for owner-operators. $1.50 per hour for charge hands. $56.92 per hour maximum for Alberta owner-operators.
Paid holidays: 11 days (previously 10 days).
Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years.
Overtime: Will be paid after 60 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays $250 per month (previously $217 per month) per employee for health and welfare plan, administered by union health and welfare trust fund. Employer pays 100% of premiums for B.C. Medical Plan.
Dental: 100% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year for basic. 50% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year for comprehensive. 50% reimbursement, maximum $3,000 per person per lifetime for orthodontic.
Vision: $300 every 2 years, every year for dependants younger than 21.
Weekly indemnity: 60% of earnings, maximum $600 per week, payable after first day of accident or hospitalization, 14th day of sickness, maximum of 119 days.
LTD: 60% of earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: Coverage of $100,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of $100,000.
Pension: Employer will match employee monthly contribution to union RRSP: $125 after 1 year of service; $175 after 6 years of service; $225 after 11 years of service.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, sister, brother, spouse, child, parent-in-law, stepparent, stepparent-in-law, stepchild). Additional 2 days for travel more than 800 kilometres away.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 months with less than 1 year of service, 12 months after 1 year of service.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year) for black CSA-approved safety boots, $100 for other than black.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer uniforms, safety clothing and safety equipment related to employer’s equipment will be provided by employer. Clothing and equipment will be maintained by owner-operator.
Mileage: $0.417 per litre in Alberta, B.C. $0.45 per kilometre for personal vehicle compensation.
Sample rates of daily pay (current):
Company drivers in training: $125 per day
Vancouver Island drivers’ wage rates
Duke Point/Port Alberni
Non-charge hand: $133.61
Charge hand: $142.07
Duke Point-Powell River
Non-charge hand: $336.07
Charge hand: $357.35
Crofton/Port Alberni
Non-charge hand: $167.23
Charge hand: $177.68
Elk Falls/Port Alberni
CN Cargoflow/Port Alberni (latex)
Non-charge hand: $360.07
Charge hand: $382.57
CN Cargoflow/Port Alberni (titanium)
Non-charge hand: $367.99
Nanaimo-Port Alberni: $295.08
Trainee: $125
Trainer: $125
Northern British Columbia drivers
Chetwynd/Prince George: $240
Dawson Creek/Hasler Flats: $105
Dawson Creek/Prince George: $270
LaGlace/Chetwynd: $180
LaGlace/Dawson Creek: $105
LaGlace/Hasler Flats: $240
LaGlace/Prince George: $475
Taylor/Hasler Flats: $202.50
Taylor/Prince George: $400
Steep Rock/Kaybob 01-12: $377.91
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
5 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
6 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
7 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
8 axles
Non-charge hand: $24
Charge hand: $25.50
Alberta owner-operators: $69.25
B.C. chemical drivers
5 axle hrly: $24
5 axle hrly team: $24
6 axle hrly: $24
HI: $24
Quad/7 axle hrly: $24.15
Quad/7 axle hrly team: $24.15
Train 8 axle hrly: $24.41
Train 8 axle hrly team: $24.41
Editor’s notes: Overnight stays: Employer will cover all reasonable meal and accommodation expenses. Reasonable meal expenses will consist of maximum $17 per meal. Safety incentive: $750 per quarter (previously $500 per quarter). When safety bonus has been received for all 4 quarters per year, employer will pay additional bonus of $500.
